Misha brings his expertise in physical/statistical modeling, programming and problem solving to his work at Validere. He holds a PhD in computational physical chemistry from Yale University. Prior to joining Validere, Misha applied his knowledge of chemistry and data science in both academic and commercial settings through development of statistical and first principles models to materials discovery, reaction mechanisms, rare events detection and time series forecasting. Outside of work, Misha is a gymnastics, singing and sartorial enthusiast.